It’s so rare that we come across truly GOOD customer service. I’ve had a half-dozen instances lately where the opportunity existed for good customer service. In only 2 instances was the customer service even decent. Of that, only 1 was an experience that I could actually use. The other was a service not available to [...]

U.S. hesitant to sell its GM stock due to low price: This isn’t surprising by any stretch of the imagination. Replace “government” or any reference to government in this article with “you”, “I”, or “money manager” and it’s easy to see the government is no different than anyone else when it comes to investing. They [...]

How many economists saw the financial crisis and resulting recession?  Some did, in some form or another, but their voices were not loud enough to get attention.  Or perhaps, the voices of other economists were just much louder.  The most famous of loud economists in Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve Bank.  [...]

Surging tuition, flat wages, and a handful of stories about drop-out successes. That’s all you need today to make the argument that college may not be worth it anymore. Sure college has gotten expensive but that hardly makes the argument simple. Chris Farrell over at BusinessWeek has written a simple defense of the college degree, [...]

In the past I have argued for the legalization and taxation of pot, if for nothing else on the grounds of weed’s outlawing being based on a lie (see here). My posts have always focused on the famous gateway drug, but what about all the other controlled substances out there. Every few days you hear [...]

Mitt Romney is now the clear front-runner for the GOP presidential nomination. From the outside looking in, he’s a great looking Republican. He’s got the hair, the family, the wealth, the experience, and the education. He’s a good Republican by most measures, but being a really good Republican, and respecting the Constitution, he’s undone his [...]

I’ve been on a Star Wars kick lately. While I don’t believe the prequel series was as terrible as many fans believe, I love all kinds of Star Wars humor. Enjoy: Via: Death Star PR (which is a really awesome site).

AKA the “Long & Lean” State Tennessee always brings to mind an old song written by Jimmy Driftwood and best performed by Doc Watson called “Tennessee Stud“.  The song describes the 19th century south with that explorer’s attitude.  It includes run ins with Native Americans, crossing rivers with horses, and a folksy feel. I imagine [...]